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Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Djibouti (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
188
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
188
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
163
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
159
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
155
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
94
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
22
89
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
71
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
2
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Djibouti
4 Genera with 5 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Djibouti
5 Species
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Cyclax spinicinctus Heller, 1861
Cyphocarcinus minutus A. Milne-Edw..., 1868
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Djibouti
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Majidae at artfakta.se
Majidae at biodiversity.org.au
Majidae at dyntaxa.se
Majidae at gbif.org
Majidae at irmng.org
Majidae at itis.gov
Majidae at marinespecies.org